Thanks, I think that may answer another question, because I've also seen WWII German film footage that appears to have been taken inside u-boats while they were attacking, and in some of them the officer setting it up is very definitely looking through a 'scope while standing in the control room and giving the order to fire from there, then later at the same 'scope is seen (apparently) signalling to the crew that they have a hit.
So would that be an instance where the attack periscope differed in design/location, and was actually utilized from the control room? Because I can't imagine using the obs. 'scope to set up an attack.
Or maybe there was no attack taking place and it was all a "show" being put on by the officers and crew for the purposes of filming, and they used the obs. 'scope because it was a better location for the filming and the intended audience wouldn't know the difference?
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